Sigisvulto da Pontevico

Sigisvulto da Pontevico (1351-1413) was a condotierro of Crema and Melegnano.

Biography
Sigisvulto da Pontevico was initially a nobleman from Pontevico, but the lack of a lifestyle he found suitable led him to leave his hometown and head for a new city that would pay him for his dreams - fighting as a general. Pontevico was accepted into the city of Crema, who paid him 6,000 florins for a five-year contract. His funding led to victories over Lodi and Pandino at Crespiatica and Palazzo Pignano in 1378 and 1382, respectively. Pontevico was appointed as a magistrate of the city of Crema and was the leader of its army and police, and he defended the city from Cremona's onslaught in 1401. At the Battle of Castelleone he was captured by the rival condotierro Gianpiero da Manerbio, and he was later ransomed by Crema after the war's end.

In 1405 he headed to Melegnano, a new host. He died fighting San Donato Milanese in 1413.